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Arctic
The Arctic is the region around the Earth's North Pole, opposite the Antarctic region around the South Pole.
601 Questions
What are the features of the Arctic tundra?
The Artic Tundra has many great features. It is very cold and white, and it usually snows there. Check out the link for more information on the Artic Tundra. Link: http://www.answers.com/topic/Artic-Tundra
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Why are houses built above ground in the arctic?
To protect the heat from the house from escaping through the ground and melting the snow beneath it. Houses must be raised at least one meter from the ground and are built on stilts.
no but it is when ur mother is there OH! giggity giggity
Why do animals in the polar region have thick fur and skin?
The animals in the polar regions have thick fur and thick skin to
protect themselves from the cold climatic conditions.
What are the factors that affect climate?
There are different ways to list the six factors that affect climate:
Remember LAPDOG:
Latitude and Longitude
Altitude
Prevailing winds
Distance from ocean
Ocean currents
Geography
Or use LOWERN:
Latitude
Ocean Currents
Wind and Air Masses
Elevation
Relief
Near Water (Bodies of Water)
What are permanent inhabitants in the Arctic region?
Polar bear, musk ox, Arctic fox, gray wolf, caribou.
Where are the Queen Elizabeth Islands?
They are in Northern Canada, the largest island group in world.
They were named after Queen Elizabeth II when she became the Queen of Canada in 1953.
Before that they were known as the Parry Archipelago for over 130 years, after the Arctic explorer Sir William Parry.
What is the Name the large peninsula that extends into the Arctic Ocean?
The large Peninsula that reaches out into the Pacific Ocean is: The Kamchatka Peninsula.
That is the correct spelling of Arctic, which is normally a proper noun as it refers to the northern polar regions of the Earth. However, if it refers only to arctic-like conditions (e.g. an arctic wind), it does not have to be capitalized.
